American Standard Version
"Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing? "
— Amos 3:4, American Standard Version
“Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?”
“Will a lion roar in the thicket, when he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?”
“Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?”
“Will a lion roar in the forest, if he have no prey? will the lion's whelp cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?”
“Will a lion give his loud cry in the woodland when no food is there? will the voice of the young lion be sounding from his hole if he has taken nothing?”
“Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?”
Hear this word that Jehovah hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying,
You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will visit upon you all your iniquities.
Shall two walk together, except they have agreed?
Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is set for him? shall a snare spring up from the ground, and have taken nothing at all?
Shall the trumpet be blown in a city, and the people not be afraid? shall evil befall a city, and Jehovah hath not done it?
Surely the Lord Jehovah will do nothing, except he reveal his secret unto his servants the prophets.